A special Tour Edition of Paul’s debut album Spooky Action has been announced for release on the 16th February 2018, with extra disc Live At The Scala (21/9/17). The two CD set features the original album alongside a disc capturing Paul’s triumphant sell out show at London’s Scala on the 21st September 2017. The Scala gig has been mixed by Paul’s long time collaborator … Read More
Tickets are selling fast for Paul’s February / March tour where he will be performing Mansun’s seminal No. 1 album, ‘Attack Of The Grey Lantern’ in its entirity for the first time ever, in addition to a set from his critically acclaimed solo work. The tour will be visiting a 14 cities across the UK and Ireland, but a number of … Read More
Vanyaland have reported on the exciting news of Paul Draper’s 2018 U.S. tour dates, supporting long-time friend and sometimes musical collaborator Steven Wilson, saying “Amazingly, these dates will be the first time Draper has performed in the U.S. since Mansun’s Grey Lantern tour in the late-’90s“. They go on to quote Paul saying “It’s an amazing honour to return to the States to play … Read More
Paul Draper, has announced that he will perform Mansun’s ‘Attack Of The Grey Lantern’ live, IN IT’S ENTIRITY, for the first time ever to celebrate the 21st anniversary of this seminal no 1 album. Paul will perform two sets on his February / March tour of UK and Ireland. The first set will be drawn from his recent, critically acclaimed, ‘Spooky Action’ solo material. … Read More
Prog mag has reviewed Paul’s 21st September gig at The Scala, London, saying that his ‘return to the music-making fray has been nothing short of triumphant‘. The review continues ‘It’s not just 90s nostalgia propelling Draper’s second wave of success – there’s a nervy intelligence to his latest music that makes it more than a match for Mansun’s ‘Attack Of The … Read More
Radio Leeds’ Gayle Lofthouse show has featured a great new interview with Paul where, among other things, he discusses his upcoming tour and also reminisces about the famous Mansun Taxloss promotional video. The show also includes a live acoustic version of ‘Friends Make The Worst Enemies‘ with more to follow in upcoming shows. You can catch up with the show on … Read More
BBC 6 Music has featured Paul in it’s news slot this morning, talking about his top 20 solo album ‘Spooky Action’, his February / March tour and the nail-bitingly close poll in which fans narrowly voted for ‘Attack Of The Grey Lantern’ to be the Mansun album to be played in full on the tour. In the interview Paul also talks about his raw emotions … Read More
Paul has announced that he will play Mansun’s chart topping album, ‘Attack Of The Grey Lantern‘ in full on his February / March tour, IN ADDITION to playing a full ‘Spooky Action‘ set. Following a fan poll on the Mansun’s Only Love Song Facebook group, in which thousands of votes were cast and ‘Attack Of The Grey Lantern’ won by the narrowest of margins, Paul … Read More
Paul has given a new interview to xsnoize in which he covers wide range of subjects including his hugely successful first solo tour and the much bigger tour in February / March next year and future reissue plans for Mansun’s debut album ‘Attack Of The Grey Lantern’ which will have it’s 21st birthday next February. He also talks about the … Read More